Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.4
Nirodha· Winding upSeek the Lord’s Abode, Not Temporary Heavens
“All the planets of the materialistic persons, including all the heavenly planets, such as the moon, are vanquished when the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, goes to His bed of serpents, which is known as Ananta Śeṣa.”
What the purport teaches
- Materially attached people seek heavenly planets for longer life and greater enjoyment. Even Brahmaloka, however, is subject to destruction and the sufferings of material existence.
- At the end of Brahmā’s day, the lower planetary systems are destroyed and later recreated. At the end of his life, all planetary systems dissolve and enter the body of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
- Only by approaching the Lord’s abode, Vaikuṇṭhaloka, does one avoid birth again in this material world. There one can attain eternal, blissful life in knowledge.
Try this today
Spend one minute reflecting on the difference between temporary heavenly happiness and eternal life in the kingdom of God.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking a better temporary situation or eternal life in the Lord’s abode?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.